let's frequently look over our environment and materials with a multicultural eye while always remembering that the primary purpose of offering these is to generate positive feelings, not teach facts. do we offer our children paints and crayons in a range of skin tones? do we have lots of good books which show all sorts of diverse cultures and ones that counteract gender stereotypes? do the pictures on our walls include people of various ethnic groups? do our children see positive images of people with handicaps? do they have opportunities for positive contacts with such people? woman: this story is called my first kwanzaa book. now, we did some kwanzaa activities today. did everybody help with the planting? yeah. we planted some plants. that was just to talk about a kwanzaa day that celebrates purpose and activity and being busy. and we made some food, didn't we? hendrick: do we regularly offer the opportunity for discussion and activities about our children's cultural and gender identity? but keep in mind that even though inclusion of materials and activities is important, this kind of t